tmpg enc dvavi-> mpg2?

[kawasakininja]

I have made a movie in adobe premiere pro 2. i exported it to dvavi, but when i wanted to convert it to mpg2 dvd, tmpg enc didn't convert the video, only black. audio was good though.

Am i missing a coded or something?

I then tried to export as normal avi, but that took 8(!) hours for a 20 minute video, and when it was done it wouldn't play back, something about a render error. i tried again, but then it said that the disc was full (still 30g left).

how do i get dvavi to mpg2.prefarably not the one with seperate wav and m2v file, but mpg2.

is there something like a dvavi codec?

i tried the search but it'couldn't answer my questions.

[kawasakininja]

don't everybody react at once :P

[bb]

I guess you have to provide us with more information. Which settings did you choose when exporting the DV AVI? DV AVIs should be read by TMPGEnc without problems.

There is "something like a dvavi codec": DV codecs exist in two different flavours: either as VfW (= Video for Windows) codec, or as DirectShow filters. It depends on the application used which one is chosen. You can try to install the free Cedocida codec; maybe that alone solves your problem (don't know whether or not you have a DV codec installed).

bb

[kawasakininja]

that free codec worked. it was a bit of work figuring out what to do whit it sinse i'm not much of a techie in that terretory but i managed.

thanks!

[bb]

VfW is the older API - but more accurate, too. DirectShow is more optimised for fast playback. If your application uses the VfW interface, then VfW codecs get used. If there is more than one codec installed of a certain type (i.e. having the same four cc), then the merit decides which one is chosen.

It is likely that your player uses the DirectShow DV filter, which is provided by Microsoft together with the operating system. Windows Media Player for instance uses DirectShow. Encoders use VfW most of the time - so does TMPGEnc, if I remember correctly.

You can see the codecs installed: Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Sound, video and game controllers > Video Codecs.

You may need to change the directshow codec reader priority settings in TMPGEnc under Option->Environmental settings->VFAPI plug-in. There you right click on the DirectShow Multimedia File Reader and increase the priority to 2 or to the top of the plugin-list and try reopen the video.

bb